title: Ectopia cordis.
abstract: We report on a preterm male newborn with complete ectopia cordis associated with Cantrell's syndrome. The neonate had an ectopia cordis involving defects of the lower sternum, supraumbilical abdominal wall, anterior portion of the diaphragm, and diaphragmatic portion of the pericardium associated with complex congenital heart defects. The infant died shortly after birth. We discuss this case and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers-RWJ Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, US.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puvabanditsin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrow
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balbin
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000503:physiopathology*; D054083:Ectopia Cordis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D058502:Pentalogy of Cantrell / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Abdominal wall; Ectopia cordis; Heart defects, congenital; Pentalogy of Cantrell